2015 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Center Quality Assessment: Correlation Between Early Graft Outcomes and Patient-Centered Assessments of Hospital Care
1Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ; 2Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Background: Patients selecting a transplant center use public reports of outcomes to empower their decision-making. Patient-focused quality measures are lacking in transplantation, but are a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Single Infusion of Donor-Type Splenocytes Treated With Extracorporeal Photopheresis Prior to Transplantation Significantly Prolongs Cardiac Allograft Survival in Mice
Background: Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) is an immune therapy in which blood leukocytes are treated with 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP), exposed to UV-A light, and re-infused. This study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Cytoreductive Immunosuppression Prevents Rejection of Vascularized Composite Allografts
[Background] Reconstructive transplantation represents a valid therapeutic option after devastating tissue loss such as an extremity or face. Immunosuppression-free donor-specific immunological tolerance has been successfully…2015 American Transplant Congress
ILC1 and ILC3 Are the Predominant Intra-Epithelial Lymphoid Populations in Human Small Bowel Grafts
We have shown that differently from native small bowels, NK-like cells (CD45+CD103+CD3-) are the predominant intra-epithelial lymphocytes (IEL) in small bowel grafts (SBG) from 4th…2015 American Transplant Congress
Modeling the Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography With Confirmatory Coronary Angiography for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy
The Cardiac Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Purpose: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a leading cause of long-term mortality after pediatric heart transplantation. The gold standard of diagnosis is coronary angiography, an…2015 American Transplant Congress
Prophylaxis of Post-Renal Transplant Urinary Tract Infection With Fosfomycin Trometamol. A Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial. (Intermediate Analysis)
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most frequent infection during post-transplant (pTR) follow-up. Aim: To compare the incidence of UTI during the first 6…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Preliminary Study of Using Small Intestinal Submucosa Scaffolds Coated Islets and Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Built Artificial Pancreas
Background: Although islet transplantation successful applied, shortage of donors, poor islet survival and toxicity of immunosuppressants often reduce the graft functional lifetime. Tissue engineered scaffold…2015 American Transplant Congress
Tissue Distribution, Preparation and Phenotype Characteristics of Stem Cells Originated from the Organs of Deceased Human Individuals
Objective: Multipotent stem cells are unique cells present in several human organs that have self-renewing properties and are able to differentiate into diverse specialized cell…2015 American Transplant Congress
Customized Reminders and Provider Notification to Improve Adherence to Immunosuppression
Background: Non-adherence to transplant immunosuppression is associated with an elevated risk of allograft loss. Novel, wireless-enabled pill bottles have created the opportunity to monitor patient…2015 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Kidneys from Deceased Donors With Acute Kidney Injury
Division of Transplant Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College, New York.
Due to the shortage of kidneys available for transplantation and the morbidity and mortality that occurs while patients wait for a transplant, utilization of organs…
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